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Needles (Live) Riff Guitar Tone Settings — System Of A Down
System Of A Down · 2000s · metal
live
Original Recording
Guitar
Ibanez Iceman IC300
Pickups
Ibanez Super 58 humbuckers
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Settings are for live performance; year: 2002
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb0.5
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer · overdrive
- Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor · noise_gate
Guitar → Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer → Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
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Tone Character
- tight palm-muted chugs
- aggressive bridge pickup tone
- scooped mids
- high-gain saturation
- percussive attack